Academic Quotes

460 quotes by 399 authors

Combinatorial analysis, in the trivial sense of manipulating binomial and multinomial coefficients, and formally expanding powers of infinite series by applications ad libitum and ad… — Richard Askey
Some of my academic friends think Ive fallen from a very special grace. — A. Bartlett Giamatti
I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work. — Toby Young
In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic… — Mark Foley
A theology without spirituality would be a sterile academic exercise. — John Macquarrie
Friedmans influence reaches far beyond the academic community and the world of economics. Rather than lock himself in an ivory tower, he has joined the… — William E. Simon
Churchmen are quick to defend religious freedom; lawyers were never so universally aroused as by President Roosevelt's Court bill; newspapers are most alert to civil… — Earl Warren
This usually happens in the white-collar classes: These people take to worshipping pointlessness. Examples are Twin Peaks, Christo's artwork, and academic liberal politics. But a… — Noah Cicero
In college, in the early 1950s, I began to learn a little about how science works, the secrets of its great success, how rigorous the… — Carl Sagan
Education in our family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'etre ... In this family of accomplished scholars, I was to become the… — Steven Chu
I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you… — Halton Arp
I don't think academic writing ever was wonderful. However, science used to be much less specialized. — Stephen Jay Gould
Sovereignty and the right to rule cannot be conferred on anyone no matter who ... as a result of an academic discussion. Sovereignty is acquired… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic. — Anne Stevenson
Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that. — Michael McKean
A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence… — Michelle Malkin
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented… — Zosia Mamet
My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at… — Paul Nurse
This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could… — Paul Nurse
In the summer of 1965 I was invited to join Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and returned to academic life as professor with the… — George Andrew Olah

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